A Touch of Moonlight

Kathrynne was not surprised to see a crowd growing. She'd have stopped to listen too, had she just been passing by on the street, or enjoying her own morning tea. It struck Kathrynne that, not only was Luna able to maintain this illusion, whilst playing her music, but that she made it appear so effortless. Kathrynne was almost embarrassed for her own level of skill. By comparison, she only did party tricks.

Once Ix noticed, there were a crowd around them, listening to Luna's beautiful song, Ix was so impressed by the rabbit performance, and the sound coming from her little moon was even more beautiful, she wondered what business would Kathrynne have with her, but no matter what they were, Ix was sure it wasn't anything dangerous, after all, she could feel Luna's kindness coming out from that song.

After several minutes of festive melody and harmony, Luna's song finally comes to a conclusion slowing down to dramatic but joyous decrescendo with the last bit with only her playing, elongating the last part of the song as a mini solo before the song ended properly and then silence before the people that stopped to listen applauded to Luna's performance in which the rabbit bows to her audience, including Ix and Kathrynne.

As the performance ended, Ix just burst into clapping "It was amazing Luna and that little moon making the song even more beautiful, I'm really impressed, you are incredible!" She couldn't really keep the professional act and just let out her emotion.

Must resist... urge... to pet... and hug... cute... She thought to herself.

Luna's plan seemed to have worked, on Kathrynne at least. Thoughts of her adorable little response had been shifted from her mind by the outstanding performance.

Kathrynne began to clap as she realised the song was over. She had been to a number of music recitals in her time, yet she'd never heard such a level of skill from a single musician before. And yet, being a musician seemed to be more of a hobby for Luna, given her job description.

"Bravo." Kathrynne stated, continuing to clap, even as some of the crowd began to disperse, to go on with their daily lives. "I wish that I could share some special skill with you, but unfortunately, I have no such skill of a comparable calibre." Kathrynne commented. It was technically not entirely true. She did have a skill that she, at least, considered herself to be a master of, but it was not a skill suitable for use in public, against or around someone she wished to maintain a level of formality.

"I am sure that you have skills that are comparable or exceed mine." My skills just happen to interact well with each other. Luna returns to her trademark smile. Her hand moves her flute to the leather holder. The moon that had floated above her started to fade from sight, almost as of fading from sight into the night. "And to be fair, it takes quite a lot of practice to be able to perform one song as there are a lot of factors that I need to practice, which includes the moon flute's playing style and the moon's music."

"I don't know about that. In the past, I have been rather... unfocused on any particular skill set. Of course, I seek to change that." Kathrynne responded, blushing ever so slightly. "I can only imagine the amount of time you've put into perfecting your art." Kathrynne commented. "They say it takes 10,000 hours to truly master a skill, and here you are perfectly harmonizing two." Kathrynne added, sounding impressed. "That was a rather dazzling display, Luna."

"If you think about it, improving one would improve an aspect of another so I am, in a sense, improving two of them simultaneously. Of course there are several different factors on each of them but they do synchronize nicely. Aside that I am very interested in music." She continues to smile at the both of them. "That said I am not the only amazing one that is occupying this table." She levels her gaze to the two of them.

"It is still very impressive." Kathrynne smiled to Luna, before turning to Ix. "And I believe she is referring to both of us, Ix. After all, you are most definitely one of the most amazing people I've ever met."

Ix blushed at Kathrynne's comment "B-But, r-really I'm nothing c-compared to the o-others a-and specially y-you, K-Kath." She needed to calm down or she would ruin Kathrynne's image, she had to go back into professional mode somehow "I-I need to g-go to the bathroom, b-be right back." She stood up and ran into the bathroom.

"O-Okay Ix, calm down, you need to be professional, this is for Kath." She talked to herself looking at the mirror "Don't act childish, resist your urges no matter how cute Luna is, don't get flustered and everything will be fine..." She added while washing her face and taking a deep breath.

Luna had noticed Ix's haste to the restroom though not likely to actually use it. Perhaps she is a bit too flustered by Kathrynne's comment? "Is she alright?" She ask Kathrynne with some concern, not just asking for physical wellness. Her mind started cycling through other means of distracting Ix (and possibly Kathrynne) from her worries.

Kathrynne gave her question a little thought."Ix is... not the best at receiving compliments. She is a very humble person. It's part of the reason why I..." Kathrynne thought about whether she should reveal her relationship with Ix. Well, Luna seemed trustworthy, and it's not like it was a secret. She wouldn't be surprised if Luna had already picked up on it. "... love her." She looked over in the direction Ix had gone, wondering if she should go after her. "She's also not used to such a formal setting. I think she's worried about embarrassing me." As if Ix could ever embarrass her. She smiled. "She's always putting others before herself." Kathrynne turned back to Luna, holding her genuine smile. "Apologies. I often get carried away where Ix is concerned."

Luna was being polite and not assume the relationship between Kathrynne and Ix, even if she herself had made connections within her head, that is only confirmed with Kathrynne's admission, which only causes her to smile even more warmer if that is possible. "I can see why she has endeared herself to your heart. And likewise why you to her heart. If she is uncomfortable with a formal setting, we can switch to a more casual setting if it is alright with you."

Ix was feeling more calm, she had her professional face back on so she decided to return with the other.

"I apologize for my sudden rush, I wasn't feeling too well." She said once she returned to the table, unaware of what Kathrynne and Luna might have talked about and hoping that her little rush didn't made them uncomfortable, she sat down once again and finished her tea.

"Oh, I don't know about that..." Kathrynne responded, to Luna's comment about why Ix liked her. She glanced away, looking slightly embarrased, but smiling nonetheless. "Perhaps something more casual might suit better. A game, perhaps, to help us get to know each other better." Kathrynne suggested, as she spotted Ix coming towards them. She nodded to Ix with a smile. "Don't worry about it." She responded, taking her hand under the table again, giving it another squeeze. She placed her other hand into her pocket, reaching for her orb that connected to Ix. "Are you sure you're okay?"

Luna looks sympathetic to Ix. "I hope that you will feel better during the course of the day." She is about to suggest escorting Ix back to her home when Kathrynne had suggest a game for the 3 of them to enjoy and to understand each other. "A game is definitely agreeable. Sadly I do not know any suitable games to play. " She looks to the two of them to see if they can suggest one. She is fine with some more idle chat in a more casual environment as well.

"Oh, don't worry about me, I'm fine already..." She gave thought to telling Luna the truth, she seemed to be a nice person, so maybe she could relax a bit "I-I have to admit I felt a bit flustered by Kathrynne's compliments, I'm not that good with those, I apologize for any bad impression I might have given to you Luna."

Ix was always to fast to apologise. Always one for blaming herself for everything, even things completely beyond her control. Kathrynne smiled at Ix. There was little point in arguing with her about this. Instead, she decided it was best to just alleviate her concerns by moving on.

"Normally I would suggest a drinking game, but..." Ix cannot hold her drink "... it is a little early in the day for such things, and it would require a change of venue. Instead, how about a game of two truths and a lie?" Kathrynne suggested.

"That is true. And all of the establishment that serve alcohol isn't open." Plus she isn't able to hold her alcohol too well." It was then that Luna tilts her head in curiosity of the game Kathrynne proposed. ""Two truth and a lie? How do you play that?"

"It's quite simple. You state three 'facts' about yourself, one of which is not true, and it is up to the others to guess which one they think is the lie." Kathrynne explained, a rather proud smile on her face. "I find it to be an excellent way to get to know someone, as it makes you think about what truths about yourself seem untrue, and what believable lies you can tell about yourself."

"That is a rather interesting game and the premises for the game is rather beneficial." Though she did glance over to Ix whom says she has trouble telling false tells but homes that she too can have fun. "So which one of us shall start the first round of this game?"